HIST 255 - The Impact of 1492

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Ferris State University

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College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Humanities Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. The course will consider the impact of the encounter between Europeans and Americans following Columbus' first voyage in 1492: Why and how the encounter happened, who was involved, and the ramifications for the Americas and Europe, if not the world. Key figures and topics to be examined include Columbus and Montezuma II of the Aztecs, the Columbian Exchange, the Atlantic slave trade, as well as the economic, ecological, religious, social and political consequences of the contact. Requires: ENGL 250 Typically Offered Fall Even Years.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ferris.edu/

Phone Number:

(231) 591-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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